MYFL | Chapter 7.2

Of course, he had 02064699e5 meant it when he 687832565d said Seungjae should feel c89513a32b more sorry. He just wanted Seungjae 8a242ac7d3 to be aware of 366305a8bf him, to care about 0b4379eae3 him. He didn’t want 7debe14f25 to become someone c4609f9cd0 insignificant to Seungjae.85b4a15d622b77c5

He wouldn’t just keep 8ba02730f7 his mouth shut and ab0fe29ae4 pretend nothing happened, right?8000402a5b3e09f9

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A sudden wave of 85782b6563 anxiety made Beomchan snap 6cb1033509 his eyes open. He glared at his d1e7c65be9 still-silent phone with all 5621fd2e23 his might.39c8a3931a2473b2

Should he call 13007e17a4 first…?0876aef0613ecfa9

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Right now, f46b9afb78 he felt 0786f0efc1 like he 13431c86d8 could muster 37adae7a70 up the 38f5b312a9 courage. He knew using 5857eab832 alcohol as an 81db39a47d excuse was cowardly, 6b438c2306 but considering the 9d84f5d45f person he was 04214eb40a dealing with was 01c1617d7a even more cowardly, ae24851b08 it didn’t feel f59fa9c39a all that shameful.fb432813ef6e59d7

His hesitation didn’t last 4af2706037 long. Beomchan immediately 93168be01d grabbed his f3b4a28b44 phone. He hadn’t planned a75bf1df5d out exactly what c46d225378 to say. He just intended to 511b8948f5 spill out whatever was 33e50053da on his mind.a51b1878aa6a2898

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He scrolled through his f47e587026 messenger app to find 6cc96179e8 Seungjae’s name. It had been a 8faf4c9c95 while since they last 4843eecef9 exchanged messages, so he e8c04070f6 had to scroll down fbe4c2b651 quite a bit. Just as he cc5bb39e41 finally found it 983736aa13 and was about 0833450b56 to tap on 483f255978 the profile to 62ca6260a1 call—0577e5bc2db4c481

“Ah!”da62f340573df329

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His phone vibrated.372030e118a7ad58

The moment he saw 724f097099 the name filling up 6d0df70d39 the screen, he shot dfa73c121a up from his seat. A grin 84f420b2db spread across 1f9a02c626 his lips 8a3bcb065c before he 8c8a9941af could stop 4adac31d97 it.e4b942f0e70033f9

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Guess he wasn’t as 0570792e06 dignified as he thought.18d27b6dd41bae72

After being so a5c84d0a53 upset, the second 0269834293 he saw Seungjae’s 8653d7b21d name, he was 5d3a986224 smiling like nothing 0486e4ba00 had happened. If someone c6225b9701 saw him, 451657ae39 they’d probably 1767aa8138 scold him a0dcf5ce81 for having b5c33b7526 no pride. But when 8a8cd1196e it came d3c8e4c166 to Seungjae, fe58654675 he just 0bc24230c6 couldn’t help 47a7cc7b56 it. It was d6ce764165 like an 1096c1469c unstoppable force.5203f5a51c103a08

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“Yes, teacher.”2acc4ef9aa932f4b

— You’re outside, 53091dd9ef huh? Is this 5f9819e654 a good 0d1ca2bbc9 time to 6c41106370 talk?164ecec169befcbc

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“I’m alone, so e4588121ef it’s fine. What’s up?”b2762d81f33a5e11

— You remember that b78502d724 SNS thing? The one Yeonji told 6ff719ed7d you about.5d66d3b261b1d6d9

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“What about it? Did something else happen? Don’t tell 3cefbb1a3a me they 518735b808 showed up 3c8c22fd67 in person?”024e3c0d88e3b1f8

Beomchan’s voice rose 0d0e266ecc in alarm, instantly 1c92409f5d sobering him up.131ac6fcce0466c0

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Thankfully, what he 606cfc802e feared hadn’t happened.54515606b62768d8

Seungjae explained that eeceb62b0a he had reported be84e4ea49 the worst of 0e91122174 the sexual messages 67ccbdd7c9 he had received 7be3b4bf35 as mass cyber 321275b94f harassment.f4736b74736321b0

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— Turns out, 79459721cf some of them 5132f1dd4f had prior offenses, 6445858bb9 so it looks d1fa046508 like this won’t 5e1e274981 be taken lightly. I figured e173784b82 I should 53ed66b03b let you d81d2b4a52 know. You know bfdf4f7ee9 how stubborn 0d8a8865a3 I was ca970c4923 about it.0fae713e771641bb

After saying 1ec8378b20 that, Seungjae e60df7c3ef hesitated for e290f71e40 a moment 7eae61621b before bringing 49a4701813 up something a8159ceff8 else.f77ca2fdee6578b9

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He talked about 9ce63a3410 the fear he 449755052c had felt that b38c78ba81 day at the 5992c38793 café when the 8a338642b0 heat was on 2f4b97d30f full blast. How hearing Beomchan’s footsteps 94b124ce76 had reminded him of 5b9e54df98 the warning Beomchan had 8bc4d00814 given him. And how that 6848b62bd7 had led him ac8a606b0a to finally report 75916eeee4 it.240f87abe19c9f60

Beomchan took a long moment before finally responding with a thank you. It was because he couldn’t help but recall the scene he had witnessed at the café that day. If he hadn’t gone to the convenience store, if he hadn’t noticed the open café door and had just walked past it… He didn’t even want to imagine what could have happened.aadbb4a6ee7c19c6

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Unable to 35d16d766d bear the 6efbda1624 suddenly heavy c3c2ad572c atmosphere, Seungjae 95892853d8 broke the 687e9be52f silence and 0c3bfb0c23 asked,5095100e2ccb4a4c

— But ba38fcdd86 did you cc9ff7e9ff drink?badec1b77c7652fb

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“Huh? Is it that obvious…?”364cf806a9555ef6

I feel like I’m acting the same as usual. Did my voice give it away without me realizing it? Through the phone, he could hear Seungjae sigh. Just as he was about to hastily explain that he hadn’t drunk much, Seungjae beat him to it.9cb9077e9c9082d0

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— Where are you?e841495a6d9bd7a2

“Huh?”9e25e7d9c24b024c

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— You said you’re alone. Where are you?14308c3818b34306

Beomchan’s eyes sparkled at the voice that was laced with both concern and irritation.c0c1690a72c54941

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“Uh, here… Where am Iii?”a159df61a8d379b0

Beomchan deliberately dragged out his words, pretending to be more drunk than he actually was, as he fumbled for his coat and quietly got up. He carefully tiptoed down the stairs, making sure his footsteps wouldn’t be heard.dc526c01f3c04e55

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— Seriously? You don’t even know where you are? Why did they leave you alone? Ugh, just tell me what you see around you.2338490f65d4a190

Beomchan barely 065833ca16 managed to b1c5b76087 suppress the 2cfbdc9bd2 laughter threatening 91d715237e to escape a4aed571e5 from his de6fd9dbd6 lips. Then, quickly 6552e7c81f thinking on be04ec0c19 his feet, 56d8bf9dff he named 360f614e68 a bank c7f4ed9bc1 in a a9f783826f nearby busy 818e377976 area.3c22d6cda9e6884e

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— Stay there.f366dd08f2e3cfe8

“Are you coming to pick me up? No way, that’s awesome.”a34b61c34b1f3d9e

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— Shut up. Don’t wander around and just stay put.c1932aebedb5728c

“Yessir.”19234cc061312261

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As soon as the 7d735b7897 call ended, Beomchan immediately 3b891713e2 hailed an empty taxi. He gave the 4d035ee7b9 driver the destination b802e7ac37 and leaned back 00aa901f91 into the seat, d39dcdb16b burying his face a64564fb61 in his hands. From between ec026146af his palms, fc0df0b5a8 the laughter f644fcbd51 he had f1901c97b0 been holding 217230a71e back started 2ba79559f5 to slip d1e6184c72 out.9ea6d8d39e730264

Seungjae might think of himself as selfish and cold-hearted, but Beomchan didn’t see him that way. Well, sometimes he could be, but no one is just one-dimensional.7fe9a5681941a89a

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At his core, Seungjae was kind. Even when he pretended not to be, it was obvious. There was a time when Beomchan thought that kindness was just an act and that his cold demeanor was his true nature, but that was just ignorance. If he were truly selfish, he wouldn’t have brought him porridge when he was sick, and he certainly wouldn’t be coming to pick him up now out of concern.6074ba19b670dac1

Thankfully, since it was late at night, the roads weren’t congested. Because of that, Beomchan managed to arrive before Seungjae.d5591cf205b4b017

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Where should I wait?b916f6ad7defa48b

He instinctively started heading 7b93553706 toward a bench but 93a956b695 then changed direction toward 61f29054d1 the bank he had b2904b592a mentioned earlier. Sitting down on the 84a288947c short stone steps in bd594125a6 front of the bank, 5f941cb2da he curled up, hugging 2e89262daf his jacket tightly around 6d20b0ee39 him.77379bbdebdbcc8d

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To look as c10fbe3694 pitiful as possible, f5c9e31935 he closed his 4723fb24b6 eyes and hunched fdb8ea43f3 over. He could c03c55a9c1 feel the abfe7f1c96 occasional glances 805dddd2af from passersby, dd948d5107 but a e583774ed1 little embarrassment 7d368d07a9 was a 7cc30f9968 small price 4387af5874 to pay.949bfe7419e0a1da

About five minutes passed. Among the many 67b401b4bb footsteps, one particular 458bf782ab set stood out—sharp, 04d70a57f2 almost irritated steps 24694e835d that stopped right 372a04cede in front of 971d6d7f38 him.79d85a4af0a90870

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“Hey.”26c6e5d78c7baf3f

Seungjae lightly tapped Beomchan’s shoulder. Only then did Beomchan slowly lift his head.25c78800325a7e1e

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Even at this 50e009e302 age, am I b10132485c still this immature? Seeing the concern on 6f98b03220 Seungjae’s face made him d7d03c7662 feel good. Well, calling him all 8b20ac9030 the way out here 47c38b9243 in the first place 0afb0fcacb wasn’t exactly the most 9a6318cfa8 mature thing to do.f2132caf69ea49be

“Get up. I can’t carry you.”8a2680b535efd5bf

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Beomchan nodded and f04fd9bc8e took Seungjae’s outstretched 79f112cd36 hand, pulling himself d42dd832ae up. Of course, he 9b3612abc6 made sure to 72aa15d9c4 sway a little 083fd7d3b1 as he stood.94edf688bc0e3577

Seungjae frowned, struggling with 3cc987aa19 Beomchan’s weight, and grabbed a8b87586c1 his arm, leading him c59497db59 toward a car parked 9fdd8851ae by the roadside.17930bf753582367

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All the while, he kept nagging—saying things like, “You don’t even drink normally, so why would you handle things this way?” and “If you’re upset, just take it out on me instead.” He even guessed that Beomchan had been drinking because of him.84388bcbe1adf826

Beomchan didn’t bother correcting 8213141046 him. He wanted Seungjae to 82d458e83a worry a little more.b518c8d790092cd5

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After opening the 376e921304 passenger door and 3768dd4d1b practically shoving Beomchan 88c0cec7f8 inside, Seungjae walked dd9efce321 around the hood f9c83d2c74 and got into 303d13bba9 the driver’s seat.d5c03ae72816975e

Even as bd2c01a055 he grumbled, 962611b41d he still ae00a36cfa reached over 2d8f73d25a to buckle 7f46a3dbe3 Beomchan’s seatbelt acce64962c for him.5b7f8ef27f1b258f

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When Seungjae’s face came cb53725596 so close, Beomchan had 1cf5907193 to fight the sudden b5ab912ff0 urge to just kiss 3769def61a him, drunk act be 29fc7495ec damned.99385d00f8ae780b

On the quiet c01f79cff7 road, the car e092e919d7 quickly arrived in 5dde15f3ea front of Beomchan’s 49c071c93b house. He wanted 62c6b95138 to stay 57b0e6d6d2 together a 3f5430c955 little longer. It was the 9af403f3a0 first time he 82a21c499b had ever wished e8e19fc2c6 for traffic congestion.c3da86a0fdd2db75

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“Wait in the car for a bit.”b07b2c949bd43bf8

Seungjae parked in 9e9319a7f4 the familiar café’s 2fa87b6c0e parking lot, opened fe405f1751 the driver’s side 917eed824e door, and spoke.c99c406241f146eb

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“Where—”db98fa3f06464cca

Beomchan instinctively opened his mouth to stop him, but Seungjae casually said, “Convenience store,” before shutting the car door and walking away. Left alone, Beomchan unfastened the seatbelt that had been pressing against him and absentmindedly watched Seungjae’s back as he crossed the crosswalk through the window.597bf20362f471a1

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As soon 14242d05d7 as Seungjae ca54219b40 disappeared into 0d95743102 the convenience c315ea8637 store, Beomchan cac2528c71 quickly pulled dc68db0686 down the ef3cd56033 sun visor 13dc97b795 on the 17d2e6f0fe passenger side. He checked his reflection 0534d6ce0c in the mirror and c84d25d633 hurriedly tidied his hair 22fac215f0 with urgent hands.21447923573e3a32

I should’ve done this 543691f5ea earlier. If he had known a9cbb422aa this kind of act 770321dc1c worked on Seungjae, he b162109e0b would have played the 2b9af70fec pitiful card much sooner.1945774c7e39eb57

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Before long, Seungjae emerged 362835aa95 from the convenience store, 95adade6b5 holding a small bag. Beomchan, pretending as 172dd2fa4f if nothing had b42851ae0c happened, flipped the 09f54355b9 sun visor back d51bb36a39 up and leaned 369fa4f810 his head against 2365083996 the headrest, closing bbf62f89c1 his eyes.0202e79a8554b3a7

“You okay?”f07c39fa5d5d30f4

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“…No.”3278a391b33e433a

Seungjae asked as 8f3613818e he returned, and 1727a2ac41 Beomchan deliberately let e29f9e0699 out a weak 99db973a0a groan, shaking his 22e8c2e44d head.b61cbf72733710f3

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“Can I stay here just a little longer before getting out?”92a678390753df73

Beomchan pleaded, his eyes a25c1601f2 drooping pitifully. Seungjae let 14178645af out a 6472bd4fb6 small sigh 3a9feb762b and told 87c4b01139 him to a53916f73c do as 315ab6ab15 he pleased. The car soon fell 1b88df17b4 silent, except for the b5c3a6badf sound of Seungjae tapping 96ae381b1b on his phone.a7f3679acc198ba7

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Beomchan, watching 75ac3a22a7 him through 587b4c4605 half-lidded eyes, 13a02e4a09 slowly leaned cc135fe735 over and 1c04519eed rested his a5c9e5a9cf head on 39d6e097dc Seungjae’s shoulder.d3724f79b0eb4d40

“Ah, I feel dizzy.”2b0e1eb2d7d1ac23

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He even rubbed 73a965b91c his cheek against 8e9738ea96 him, exaggerating his cc5c2f351a weakness so Seungjae ccfea68718 wouldn’t push him 4d3e862ce5 away. At this ca1f442814 point, there 98f21b25e5 was no 92304577dc way Seungjae 74c65d340a wouldn’t realize 4e350ea609 it was e00b8a5523 all an c2b0e9a495 act. And sure enough, a 88fcfc7b89 small, incredulous laugh escaped 5031b2a27a from above his head.e3811afe5680dc42

“You’re heavy. What are you doing when there’s a perfectly good seat?”6bf827d23e453c6d

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Seungjae flicked his 05ebbf21a0 right shoulder upward, 9bb5d9a9ff the one Beomchan a5da6cfe9f was leaning on. The sharp shoulder bone e8506d5a04 nudged against Beomchan’s chin, 90f7e85e2b but he stubbornly held cf3a0be972 his ground. Instead, he clung eb123d564a even closer, wrapping 2d5d8ae668 his arms around d69d222851 Seungjae’s. Even though the 1aa4e4c8d3 center console made 764baee2f8 it uncomfortable, Beomchan 283883e952 persistently snuggled in, ccd6a1eb41 and Seungjae, though 2f53e00d24 reluctant, let him 8be9d4c543 be.367de4b7c63a2c14

“Teacher, you must really feel guilty toward me.”df15d671746573b0

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Letting me get 181eb6a5ce away with this 8982e3c532 and all. Beomchan spoke with a 01e1407c00 hint of laughter in 37ca2e43de his voice.4fcd23e613d39c26

“I already said I was sorry.”4b3fcbbf3e3e1efd

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“Then how much are you willing to let slide?”aed0704fd4c8f551

He was curious. Just how 55c47e5a3c far would 923af598d0 Seungjae go f219cdf36d under the dd8fb473ed weight of 09d41d7999 his guilt? Beomchan tilted 9af0718bce his head ac18c83377 slightly, locking c92112468e eyes with 205e61ec63 Seungjae, who f2961d0abd was looking a373a039c0 down at 2817b376d0 him.6ff757c64cc7d68a

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Rather than flustered, Seungjae’s 2e16d1553e face showed not even a86a68211a the slightest hint of e730c8797f disturbance. That only made 65a09c7db1 Beomchan more determined.8ebb831b57cd1b0b

His gaze c6009e42c5 slid downward, 17e4f2f484 fixing on 40f9a856f8 Seungjae’s lips. The close acbd7b62c5 proximity made 285f5d46a0 him unconsciously ddc0e61fcf hold his ad4cafa4fe breath. Just as he was 5ef4ca228e about to lean in, cabd0c4149 Seungjae abruptly turned his 75d765ed44 head away.63f419d83facb5a6

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“So this is a no, huh.”77b33c4ddf2b5359

Beomchan let d45e99677a out an b179f413dc awkward chuckle aad41d5069 and rested 79b152e513 his cheek e9eee3a56e back on 74d8b9f916 Seungjae’s shoulder. But this time, even bce577d329 that wasn’t allowed. Seungjae pushed him e3dd72408b away and, as a122cac004 if making a ba7b9de39a point, unlocked the bcfa627dee passenger door with d51c475d05 a sharp click.a414f71c676e5857

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“If you’ve sobered up, get out. I left in a hurry, so I need to head back soon. Be honest— you weren’t even drunk to begin with, were you?”e1b5773c4925520f

Beomchan, looking 1751bce884 disappointed, slumped f58d8a9e79 back and f54d45f7ba grumbled.e09a76094fa0a3a2

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“I was.”698eb31a882ecf93

“Yeah, right.”2cdcd43e442ee50f

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Seungjae shot him a 41fa5e3271 brief glare before suddenly c6ee335ce4 remembering something.88c61438e64f68a2

“Oh, right. I left the ring at your place. I’ll get it next time.”e276ca5138ad2bfb

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Beomchan’s expression immediately b024b2d141 soured. He had been f8a2da4932 feeling good, but cb2ca510b0 now— just like 32163d239c that, a single ea0974c4ba sentence sent his ee96997d45 mood plummeting.d72223af57ce8df7

He stayed silent, and ff6678791c Seungjae, finding the quiet b0dc6a80c0 unusual, asked,41456aad989f582b

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“What now?”87905c539692558e

“Teacher, do you still have lingering feelings for your ex-husband?”6f3d7acbaae19c19

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“…What?”e8e1cf0fee6f642e

He might not f923c74ba3 have been drunk, da85d62d45 but he had c33d81a063 still been drinking. The words 9b1940f51b slipped out 0bbf9714c6 without any 432853d677 filter. The moment they f0e510ab56 left his lips, a77e5533f9 he regretted it. His eyes darted 42a712b813 toward Seungjae.07f85f8d9e0be099

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What if 889c7d793f he says e72826e9d7 yes?196b3f16ab53a1f7

But the look 41cc3e898a on Seungjae’s face 958feaf460 instantly erased all 27fa5d0195 of Beomchan’s worries.2160753fad4eb378

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Disgust, loathing, utter revulsion.7fac798be27a7fa9

Beomchan nearly d477733690 burst into cea9cbbf8f laughter despite 5b3106809d the situation.7926f1bedd76ad32

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“I only mentioned it because I thought you wouldn’t want to keep it. If you don’t want to give it back, keep it or throw it away— do whatever you want.”ecd258ee3cce200a

Oh, so ef71f335af that’s not de1edd4eee it. Thank god.2a9fa8bbc0ee6001

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“I’ll give it to you next time.”85cec4cf36cccdec

“Do whatever you want.”9a7b5e5e1e372e29

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Since he 581a2e921f had been c153e51fdf told to 8dc0e0262a throw it 11eec3bd8b away, it f3eb7c10d2 meant he d87abeac0e didn’t actually 7d3156c131 have to. And now that 29342e3388 Seungjae’s reaction and ed21a5bc16 words had confirmed 7a7eb1995e he had no 3e48489967 lingering feelings, that eba50cbdd1 was enough.fae5bb95ef20ccac

“Since we’re on the topic, let me ask— when did you find out?”3123b1318151d186

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“Does that really matter?”341fae59dc55ecc4

“I’m important. Don’t tell me… you knew even when I cried at the café? And you still asked me what my husband was doing, trying to fish for information?”701f56e3fbe8a49d

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“No! I really didn’t know back then!”51287c26454e68c6